Message to the Senate and the House of Representatives
Item
Type
Document Signed
Title
Message to the Senate and the House of Representatives
Description
Cover letter for letter from Secretary of War and an extract of memo from J. Seagrove. Both documents pertain to Indian Affairs. The letter itself deals with getting Indians to comply with the Treaty of New York.
year created
1795
month created
01
day created
29
author
sent from location
United States
in image
notable person/group
George Washington
James Seagrove
Indians
Indian Nation
Secretary of War
notable location
United States
notable item/thing
Treaty of New York
document number
1795011290001
page start
1
transcription
[illegible]
Message from the President transmitting the copy of a letter from the Sec of War accompanied by a letter from
James Seagrove agent for Indian Affairs.
January 12 1795
[illegible]
United States Januasry 12. 1795.
Gentlemen of the Senate, and of the House of Representatives.
I lay before Congress for their consideration the copy of a letter from the Secretary of War, accompanied by an extract from a memorandum of James Seagrove, Agent of Indian Affairs.
G Washington
Memorandum from James Seagrove Agent of Indian Affairs for the Secretary of War, United States__
/Extract/
It is the Agent's opinion, that it is a thing impossible for the Indians to comply with the Treaty of New York so far as respects given up the [illegible] and other property taken from the Citizens of Georgia from the conclusion of the late British War until the time of forming said Treaty, and that therefore to prevent a useless and disagreeable altercation, the General Government had better make good the losses, sustained wich will not be very good__the number of Negroes taken [illegible] by the Creeks cannot he thinks exceed Sixty or Seventy__The former owners of Negros would be pleased with this mode of Settlement.
True Copy
J. Seagrove
Message from the President transmitting the copy of a letter from the Sec of War accompanied by a letter from
James Seagrove agent for Indian Affairs.
January 12 1795
[illegible]
United States Januasry 12. 1795.
Gentlemen of the Senate, and of the House of Representatives.
I lay before Congress for their consideration the copy of a letter from the Secretary of War, accompanied by an extract from a memorandum of James Seagrove, Agent of Indian Affairs.
G Washington
Memorandum from James Seagrove Agent of Indian Affairs for the Secretary of War, United States__
/Extract/
It is the Agent's opinion, that it is a thing impossible for the Indians to comply with the Treaty of New York so far as respects given up the [illegible] and other property taken from the Citizens of Georgia from the conclusion of the late British War until the time of forming said Treaty, and that therefore to prevent a useless and disagreeable altercation, the General Government had better make good the losses, sustained wich will not be very good__the number of Negroes taken [illegible] by the Creeks cannot he thinks exceed Sixty or Seventy__The former owners of Negros would be pleased with this mode of Settlement.
True Copy
J. Seagrove
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | NKW11 (4 pages) | Collection: First Congress: Reports and Communications Submitted to the House of Representatives by the Secretary of War [1A-D2] (RG 233) {reference microfilm} | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | George Washington | United States | [n/a] |